#8A3538#8A3538

#8A3538 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.116 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3538
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(358, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 59.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.47, 36.51, 16.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.47, 40.27, 24.95°)
OKLab	oklab(44.92% 0.1086 0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(44.92% 0.116 21)
XYZ	xyz(12.4692, 8.2366, 4.6738)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3538 #358A87

analogous

#8A3563 #8A3538 #8A5C35

triadic

#8A3538 #388A35 #35388A

tetradic

#8A3538 #638A35 #358A87 #5C358A

square

#8A3538 #638A35 #358A87 #5C358A

split-complementary

#8A3538 #358A5C #35638A

monochromatic

#321314 #5E2426 #8A3538 #B6464A #C87174

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#8A3538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#8A3538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3538

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3538	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5836

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972637

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.116 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1706e',
    500: '#8a3538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3538;
$custom-light: #b1706e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.882,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44916,
    "c": 0.11631,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.08235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3538

secondary

#6AB1AE

accent

#D4D054

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3538

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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